Topic: January 3, 2007
“So...there’s going to be a Canadian radio station in Afghanistan?”
“Affirmative. We, the Canadian military, are very excited.”
“So, will we be hearing any Gooooooooooood Morning Afghanistaaaaaaaans?”
“Uh no, that would not be appropriate. It will run with military precision and er, taste. We call it RANA-FM”
“Aren’t you worried about security?”
“Uh, no. It will actually be broadcast out of Canada and linked via satellite.”
“What will your content be?”
“We think its something the kids will like. We asked a couple of them and they told us to play lots of opera and public affairs talk shows.”
“Do you think it’s possible they were pulling your leg?”
“I don’t think so. It proves our studies to be accurate. We are also going to include some Afghani content along with a mix of our own Canadian politics.”
“Who is going to host?”
“Well, the Prime Minister says that we can have Rona Ambrose. She’ll be out of a job soon. Cabinet shuffle time.”
“Rona Ambrose is going to host an Afghani radio show?”
“Since its being hosted in Canada, she may not know the difference.”
“You’re not going to tell her?”
“I don’t think so. It’s perfect for her. She’ll be kept busy and won’t be able embarrass the Prime Minister again. The environment will be taken more seriously and besides, she thinks it’s called RONA-FM.”
“It’ll never work.”
“We’ll have a few photo ops of her with some Afghani teens. She’ll never know the difference.”“Maybe it will.”
